Garment-fastener.



No. 835,141. PATENTED NOV. 6, 1906. B. B. REIFF.

GARMENT FASTENBR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1, 1905.

WITNESSES flaw. 4

THE "cams PETERS co., WASHINGTON. n c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GARMENT-FASTENER- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 6, 1906.

Application filed November 1, 1905. Serial No. 285,461.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMILIE BURLiNG REIFF, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at N arberth, in the county of Montgomcry and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement inGarment-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in garment-fasteners, andparticularly to what is commonly known as hooks and eyes, and itsobjects are to provide a construction that will remain securely fastenedwhen hooked, but which will lie perfectly flat upon or against thegarment when the hook and eye is disengaged, thus making it particularlyadaptable for use upon washable garments or other articles of wear, sothat the garment or article may be conveniently ironed without fear ofinjury to either the garment or fastener, aid thereby prolonging thelife of both. It is of course understood that the fasteners are japannedor enameled to prevent rust, which would injure the garment, and inpractice I propose to make both the hooks and fasteners of flat wire, soas to make them he as snugly against the garment as possible and avoidthe least possible obstruction to the iron when the garment is beingpressed.

With these briefly-stated objects in view my invention comprises certaindetails of construction and peculiar arrangement of parts, as will befully described in the following specification and pointed out in theclaims, reference being bad to the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of a hook andeye constructed in accordance with myinvention, the said hook and eye being disengaged. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 4 is aperspective view showing the hook and eye locked. Fig. 5 is a sideelevation, and Fig. 6 is a plan v1ew showing the parts in the sameposition illustrated in Fig. 4.

In the drawings, A designates the hook, and B the eye. The hook A isconstructed of a single strand of wire bent centrally upon itself, as atA, to provide a tongue A the inner ends of the wire forming the tonguebeing extended in divergin directions, but in a horizontal plane from te points A and bent into circular eyes A", the wire stopping short ofthe central tongue portion to provide an opening A at each side of thetongue,

and at these oints the wire is bent inwardly to provide s oulders A, andthe ends are then extended outwardly in a direction parallel with thetongue to provide side members A the extreme ends terminating inoutwardly-projecting loops A said loops being arranged at a point .somedistance back of the end of the tongue or the point A. All of the partsjust described are bent to lie in a perfectly horizontal osition, asshown most clearly in Fig. 2 of t e drawings.

The eye B is also constructed of a sin le strand of wire, which is bentat the points B B to provide a central straight section or bar B fromwhich the ends are extended rearwardly in converging directions andwhich terminate at their extreme ends in loops B which are extendedhorizontally from the main or body portion of the eye.

When a hook and eye constructed in accordance with my invention has beensecured to a garment or other article of wearingapparel, they may beeasily hooked by inserting the front portion or bar B of the eye overthe end of the tongue A of the hook, and by drawing the eye backwardlythe tongue will be slightly elevated or sprung out of its normalposition, which permits the front portion or bar B to slip through theopening at the end of the parallel members A into engagement with thehook, where it will engage the shoulders A and be securely locked inposition, and when in this position it will be seen that the tongue andside members are bent slightly in opposite directions, as shown mostclearly in Fig. 5 of the drawings. In order to disengage the eye fromthe hook, it is only necessary to give the eye the forward and upwardpressure, when it may be readily slipped over the end of the tongue.

It will also be understood that the loops A of the hook member and theloops B of the eye member are for the purpose of fastening the memberstothe garment or other article of wearing-apparel.

From the foregoing, it will be seen I provide an exceedingly simple andhighly efiicient device that may be readily hooked and unhooked andwhich when disengaged will lie perfectly flat against the garment orother article, which will permit those of a washable material beingeasily run through a wringer and ironed without fear of the slightestinjury to either the fastener or the garment, and also avoidingtheobjectionable disfigurement of the garment in having it stretched andpressed outwardly when being ironed, as is a common objection of thefasteners now employed.

From the drawings it will also be seen that when the eye is hooked intoengagement with the hook the latter is not extended sufficiently tocause disfigurement or injury to the finest fabrics.

In practice I propose to enamel or japan the members of the fasteners,to prevent them rusting when used upon washable garments or otherarticles and avoiding injury to the latter in this respect.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A hook formed of a single strand of wire bent centrally of itself toprovide a tongue, the members forming the tongue extending at theirinner ends in opposite directions and bent to provide eyes, and having aportion thereof bent to provide shoulders, the ends of the wire beingextended from the eyes to provide side members and their extreme endsterminating in outwardly-extending loops, the said tongue extendingbeyond the loops and all of said parts being in the same plane.

2. The combination of a hook formed of a single strand of metal bentcentrally to provide a tongue, the portions of the metal being bentoutwardly in the same plane at one end to provide eyes from which extendthe ends of the metal to form side members, the extreme ends terminatingin attaching-loops, the portions of the metal forming the eyes saidbeing bent inwardly adjacent the points from which the side membersextend to provide shoulders, and an eye member also formed of a singlestrand of metal bent to provide a front bar which is adapted to engagethe shoulders of the hook, and attaching-loops, all substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

3. A hook formed of a single strand of wire bent centrally of itself toprovide a tongue, the portions of the wire forming the tongue being heldtogether for a greater portion of their length and terminating at oneend in outwardly-extending portions bent to pro vide eyes, from whichthe ends of the wire extend the extreme ends terminating in loops, aportion of the metal forming the eyes being bent to provide shoulders,all of portions being arranged in the same plane.

4. A hook formed of a single strand of wire bent centrally of itself toprovide a tongue, the portions of the wire forming the tongueterminating at their inner ends in 7 eyes from which extend side memberswhose extreme ends terminate in loops, portions of the metal forming theeyes being bent inwardly adjacent the side members to provide shouldersand all of the parts being arranged in the same plane.

EMILIE BURLING REIFF.

Witnesses:

WM. S. MoOLELLAN, SARA J. TROTTER.

